CVE-2021-42260 — Infinite Loop in Tinyxml

CWE-835 — Infinite Loop5 documents5 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.1%
top 22.22%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Tinyxml Project TinyxmlDebian TinyxmlDebian Linux
Timeline
PublishedOct 11
Latest updateDec 7

Description

TinyXML through 2.6.2 has an infinite loop in TiXmlParsingData::Stamp in tinyxmlparser.cpp via the TIXML_UTF_LEAD_0 case. It can be triggered by a crafted XML message and leads to a denial of service.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/tinyxml< tinyxml 2.6.2-6 (bookworm)
▶Debiantinyxml_project/tinyxml< 2.6.2-4+deb11u1+3
▶NVDtinyxml_project/tinyxml2.3.2 — 2.6.2+2

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, 9.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-x43j-m68c-2qxf: TinyXML through 2↗2022-05-24
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OSV
CVE-2021-42260: TinyXML through 2↗2021-10-11
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Ubuntu
TinyXML vulnerability↗2023-12-07
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Debian
CVE-2021-42260: tinyxml - TinyXML through 2.6.2 has an infinite loop in TiXmlParsingData::Stamp in tinyxml...↗2021
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